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The Chinese and Hong Kong governments criticised the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence for including the Black Bauhinia flag in a video it posted on Twitter on 18 December 2022. In the video, the Ukrainian government thanked the foreign volunteers in the international legion for fighting against invading Russian forces . [ 4 ]
Flag Date Use Description 1 July 1997–present: Flag of Hong Kong: A white, five-petal Bauhinia blakeana on a red field with 1 star on each of the petals. [1] The Chinese name of Bauhinia × blakeana has also been frequently shortened as 紫荊/紫荆 (洋 yáng means "foreign" in Chinese, and this would be deemed inappropriate by the PRC government), although 紫荊/紫荆 refers to another ...
The winning work by photographer Magus Yuen Kam-wa, and entitled "Hong Kong Symposium 2019″ – depicts a flower in a gas canister – examines basic human rights by exploring the impact of tear gas during the protests. [134] Photographer Ko Chung-ming participated in the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards with a series named Wounds of Hong ...
Education in Hong Kong; Foreign relations of Hong Kong; Government of Hong Kong; Hong Kong; Hong Kong Basic Law; Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23; Tung Chee-hwa; Talk:2008 Summer Olympics; Talk:A Chinese Ghost Story; Talk:Andy Lau; Talk:Antony Leung; Talk:Apple Daily; Talk:Bank for International Settlements; Talk:Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong ...
Using such symbols is illegal in Mainland China and Hong Kong. The relevant laws in Hong Kong are Articles 21, 23, 27 and 29 of the Hong Kong National Security Law and sections 9 and 10(1) of the Crimes Ordinance (Cap. 200).
Hong Kong police raising the purple flag to warn protesters were violating the Hong Kong national security law. Invigorated by its success in the November 2019 District Council election, the pro-democratic bloc was eyeing to win over half of the 70 seats in the Legislative Council in the election set to be held on 6 September. [159]
An illustration of the Hong Kong flag at half-mast The Hong Kong and Chinese flags at half-mast to mourn victims killed in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The Hong Kong flag must be lowered to half-mast as a token of mourning when any of the following people die: [14] President of the People's Republic of China
Description: 2019 Hong Kong protest banner Protesters marched with a banner that used the stars of the Chinese national flag to depict a Nazi swastika, the day after Beijing carried out anti-riot drills in a neighbouring mainland city : Credit: Anthony Wallace/AFP